The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-12
Railroad Notes.

Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad was transferred yesterday
from this place to Rock Hill. Col.
Matson, the chef engineer, is well
known all along the liue, and of him
no word OF commendation in neces-
sary here. His Office at Rock Hill
will be in charge of Mr.. George K.
Mccormick, a most pleasant and afla-
bic gentleman and draugh tsman
of superior skill and ability.
Mr. M. G. Lewis, of Delaware county
N. Y, who has the contract for all the
trestle work between Rock Hill and
Blacks, arrived here with his equip
ment last week and is making prepar-
ations to commence worh. On this
line OF road he will have considera-
BILE amount of heavy work. One tres.
tie, across Kings Greek, will be 85 feet
high.
Mr.. j B. Ross who has the contract
for grading the first five miles east Of
Yorkville, is making satisfactory pro-
gress, though up to this time he has
been working only small force, his
regular complement of hands, teams,
carts, &c, having been employed on
the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
Road, from which the equipment has
just been transferred, arriving at
Fishing Greek, where the work is pro-
crossing, yesterday evening.
Mr.. Grifin's outfit of tools has been
received, and Mr.. NJ. C. Wills is now
filling an order from him for carts.
Mr.. Griffin has the first five miles Sec
ton west Of town, and will commence
work as soon as portion of the line OF
his section is permanently located.
For portion of. it entering town three
surveyshave been made, neither OF
which has yet been adopted.
The first dirt that has yet been
thrown between Blacks and York
vile was thrown by Captain D. D.
CASTOR, on Monday last, near Smyrna
Church, on the contract taken by Gas.
ton d Dover. These gentleman have
gone to work on their section with
spirit and determination, less than ten
days having elapsed since they entered
into the contract. They propose tc
drive their work to a hasty compile
ton. For being enabled to make sc
J early start they acknowledge theil
, Indebtedness in no small degree to the
} promtpness OF j. B. Walker, the resi-
pent engineer, and his assistants
Messrs. Nelson, Stephens and Black
Messrs, Kinsley and Jackins, wht
have contracts between the section 0
Messrs. CASTOR & Dover and Black s
= will commence work on their section
this week
, Of the eveloping strength of tn
: Charleston, Cincinnrti, and Chicag
Company, the Shelby AurOrd of las
f week says;
g 1t is currently reported that tn
S Georgia and Carolina; running iron
: Augusta to Newberry, with propose
] extension to North Carolina, has bee
S captured by the Boston syndicate an,
: will be finished to Blacks, S. c., il
}, stead of Gaffney, S. c.
This will be bad news to Gaffne,
e also to Numbers ] and townships i
= Cleveland and the Byrkemen. Th
S Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicag
d Railroad will control this route fro1
IS Blacks to Augusta as well as to Cha
lesion. This news may beprematur
yet we see it in several papers and OF
d people think it is correct. The G.
& G. has developed recently much
e nancial strength, and with Col. Fran
s. Coke as President and Gen. J. T. Wi
e der as ce-President, the road meal
r. business. Many who doubted ut IL
I5 inception of the little enterprise, ha,
y, seen it grow into a strong combin
J. ton Of capitalists, and now adm
N that it will be built from Camden
I. the Tennessee line.
as AS to the above statement, we ha'
is the authority of Col R. A. Johnso
k General Manager of the Massach
ID setts and Southern Construction Coz
he pany, for saying that it is erroneoi
I'd but that propositions are now und
er consideration whereby the Charlesto
he Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad mi
Y. take entire control of the Georgia a
wv Carolina Midland Railroad, and Coz
o. pleto it to Union S. c., from whi
he place the road will be extended
is some point on the North Carolina Ii
in to connect with the Charleston, G
ar cinnati and Chicago.
Col r. A. Johnson General MAJ
ger Of the Massachusetts, and Sou
ern Construction Company, arri,
tn here yesterday from Rutherford
nd NC, having left New York last
RS urday. While in Rutherforlton,
and Col. Coke, trustee Of the Ruth
ye- ford county bends, met the Coul
mt Commissioners, and it having bt
lie. shown that the Company has com